MINNESOTA REPORTS 847 NEW COVID CASES AND 20 DEATHS, POLK COUNTY HAS 5 NEW CASES

The Minnesota Department of Health released the COVID-19 numbers for today (March 3) and the state reported 847 cases with 20 deaths. Polk County reported 5 new cases with three probable, Roseau County had 3 with one probable, Mahnomen County had 3, Pennington County had 1, and Marshall County had 1.

All the information is below-

Updated March 3, 2022
Updated weekdays at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 a.m. the previous business day.

Data is for cases that were tested and returned positive. At-home test results are not counted by MDH.

All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Many data points are collected through an online survey or during case interviews; however, not all cases are interviewed. Case interviews are focused on people under 18 years old, hospitalizations, deaths, and people with vaccine breakthrough or variants. Data presented below is for all cases, regardless of interview status.

Positive PCR test results are considered confirmed cases. Positive antigen test results are considered probable cases. All probable cases get the same public health follow up and recommendations as cases confirmed by PCR tests.

Daily Update:

Because all data is preliminary and some reports require verification before counting as a case, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not exactly equal the newly reported cases or deaths.

We continuously receive case reports and work to confirm, process, and report them as quickly as possible. Newly reported cases may not include every case reported to us since the last data update.

Total positive cases, including reinfections (cumulative) 1,417,015
Total positive people (cumulative) 1,355,604
Newly reported cases 847
County Newly reported confirmed cases Newly reported probable cases
Aitkin 0 1
Anoka 19 6
Becker 8 1
Beltrami 16 2
Benton 2 0
Big Stone 1 0
Blue Earth 5 6
Brown 4 0
Carlton 5 1
Carver 8 1
Cass 5 1
Chippewa 5 0
Chisago 3 5
Clay 13 2
Clearwater 1 0
Cottonwood 1 2
Crow Wing 6 0
Dakota 70 7
Dodge 6 0
Douglas 5 1
Fillmore 10 0
Freeborn 7 0
Goodhue 7 1
Hennepin 120 18
Houston 21 0
Hubbard 5 1
Isanti 2 1
Itasca 11 2
Jackson 3 0
Kandiyohi 3 0
Koochiching 2 0
Lac qui Parle 1 1
Lake 2 0
Lyon 2 0
Mahnomen 3 0
Marshall 1 0
Martin 3 2
McLeod 7 0
Meeker 1 0
Mille Lacs 2 0
Morrison 4 1
Mower 8 3
Murray 1 0
Nicollet 3 4
Nobles 3 1
Olmsted 72 2
Otter Tail 4 0
Pennington 1 0
Pine 1 0
Pipestone 0 1
Polk 5 3
Pope 3 0
Ramsey 54 5
Redwood 1 0
Renville 4 0
Rice 15 1
Rock 0 1
Roseau 3 1
Scott 6 0
Sherburne 8 3
Sibley 3 1
St. Louis 37 2
Stearns 18 2
Steele 5 0
Stevens 3 0
Todd 3 0
Wabasha 8 0
Wadena 2 1
Waseca 2 0
Washington 28 6
Watonwan 3 0
Winona 16 0
Wright 13 5
Yellow Medicine 4 2
Unknown/missing 1 2
  • Cases removed: 23
    Cases are removed for many reasons including residence in another state, duplication of cases, and false positive reports.
Total deaths (cumulative) 12,172
Newly reported deaths 20
County of residence Age group Number of newly reported deaths
Blue Earth 60-64 years 1
Blue Earth 80-84 years 1
Carlton 60-64 years 1
Carlton 95-99 years 1
Cottonwood 55-59 years 1
Crow Wing 85-89 years 1
Freeborn 75-79 years 1
Hennepin 40-44 years 1
Hennepin 50-54 years 1
Hennepin 80-84 years 1
Koochiching 60-64 years 1
Morrison 75-79 years 1
Pine 55-59 years 1
Pine 80-84 years 1
Rice 85-89 years 1
Rice 90-94 years 1
St. Louis 70-74 years 1
St. Louis 80-84 years 1
Washington 65-69 years 1
Washington 80-84 years 1
Residence type Number of newly reported deaths
Private Residence 10
Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living 10
Month and year of death Number of newly reported deaths
December 2021 1
January 2022 2
February 2022 17

Testing

Graph of Laboratory testing for COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2), data in table below.

Total approximate completed tests (cumulative) 18,845,272
Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative) 15,919,214
Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative) 2,926,058

Testing data table

Minnesota Case Overview

Graph of confirmed cases of COVID-19 by specimen collection date, data in table below.

Total positive cases, including reinfections (cumulative) 1,417,015
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 1,221,621
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 195,394

Positive cases by date specimen collected data table

Total positive people (cumulative) 1,355,604
Total number of reinfections (cumulative) 61,411

Cases no longer needing isolation

Cases no longer needing isolation (cumulative) 1,398,659

Deaths

Deaths of confirmed cases in Minnesota, data in table below

Total deaths (cumulative) 12,172

Deaths data table

Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative) 190
Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative) 5,586

Hospitalizations

Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations, data in table below

Total cases hospitalized (cumulative) 60,614
Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative) 11,238

Hospitalization data table

Case Demographics

Age

Age group data table:
Including age group of deaths

Gender

Gender data table

Race & Ethnicity

Race and ethnicity data table:
Including race and ethnicity of deaths

Residence

Cases by County of Residence

County of residence is confirmed during the case interview. At the time of this posting not all interviews have been completed.

County of residence data table:
Including county of residence of deaths

As of 10/28/21, likely exposure and residence type are no longer collected for all cases and therefore no longer reported. Archived data can be found in the COVID-19 Weekly Report.


Weekly Report

The COVID-19 Weekly Report includes more detailed information on testing, demographics, syndromic surveillance, variants, and more. Updated Thursdays.

As of 10/28/21, Cases in Pre-K through Grade 12 School Buildings, by County and Congregate Care Facilities with Exposures, by County can be found with the COVID-19 Weekly Report.